The Hymnbook ‎#162

162. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung,
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
As men of old have sung.
It came a floweret bright,
Amid the cold of winter
When half spent was the night.

2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The Virgin Mother kind.
To show God's love aright
She bore to men a Saviour,
When half spent was the night.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
• Translator: Theodore Baker (1894)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 6. 7. 6.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Song of Solomon 2:1
  ;
  Isaiah 11:1
  ;
  Isaiah 11:10
  ;
  Luke 2:7
• Topic: Christ: Birth and Infancy; Jesus Christ: His Birth
• Source: German, 15th or 16th century

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN ROS'
• Harmonizer: Michael Praetorius (1609; alt.)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 6. 7. 6.
• Key: E Major
• Source: Traditional melody